Gary Day
As people watched their furniture floating down the street in the heaviest July rains since records began, the Cabinet addressed itself to the housing crisis. "Where can we build cheap, affordable...
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You don't have to be neurotic, but it helps
Academics' tendency to worry can be a strength as well as a weakness, argues Daniel Nettle I recall one Christmas Day afternoon, when most people were probably snoozing off their lunches, becoming...
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Hospitable? Not us
Aberdeen University was delighted to receive top marks in the latest league table for the subject of "hospitality" - but staff are slightly mystified. The university made second place with a score of...
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School of hard knocks
Wondering how the Government defines "world-class" skills? Look no further than the cover of the response to the Leitch report, World Class Skills: Implementing the Leitch Review of Skills in England...
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Sun, sea - and string
Peep was looking for some light holiday reading and chanced upon String Theory in a Nutshell . Written by Elias Kiritsis, it is commended for being "succinct" and "concise". But the 608 pages were...
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Youthful flashback
Peep is all too aware that vice-chancellors are looking younger these days, but was still taken aback to see the pre-adolescent picture on the homepage of Mark Betz, a European cinema expert at King'...
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Scientist is feeling groovy
A scientist has taken to singing about life in academe. Among the themes of Cambridge academic Ron Laskey's "Songs for Cynical Scientists" are the morning after the conference banquet and seminar...
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Welcome to the strangers among us
Alan Macfarlane's experience of teaching in Japan led him to ponder whether we adequately prepare for foreign students When W. E. Griffis visited Japan in the 1870s, he wrote: "It acts like mental...
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Is there a Paris match for UK's overseas appeal?
Sarkozy's reforms may drive French universities to compete for our lucrative foreign student market, warns Peter Brady Whether it's igniting Joan of Arc's passions and eventually her toes, waging war...
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The distorted vision of Dearing
Students are now customers, demanding satisfaction and skills. Whatever happened to learning, asks Frank Furedi I remember very vividly when the Dearing report was published ten years ago. Until that...
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Get everyone in the team spirit
Experts warn that teamwork does not come naturally to those at the top level of academe. So how do you ensure a successful collaboration with your peers? Harriet Swain offers some hints Teamwork is...
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Flexible hours and marital bliss
Name: John Siderov Age: Getting on but not there yet Job: Head of optometry and opthalmic dispensing at Anglia Ruskin University. Salary: Same as age. Background/ training: First degree in optometry...
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Ask the panel
Worried about your employment, maternity, pension rights? Send your questions to The Times Higher advice panel. 'I am taking a field trip to a developing country and I'm worried about the legal...
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PhDs on offer to revitalise pharmacy
Cardiff and Nottingham universities have been chosen to help spearhead a drive to encourage more pharmacy graduates to train for an academic career. The Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain...
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Who's in, who's out?
DURHAM Ray Hudson has been appointed "regional champion" at Durham University. Professor Hudson is an economic geographer who has held a range of senior management positions during his 34-year career...